Auguste Comte Sought to Develop a Science of Society by Focusing

question 44

Multiple Choice

Auguste Comte sought to develop a science of society by focusing on the interplay between

• A) biology and society.
• B) religion and science.
• C) conflict and consensus.
• D) social statics and social dynamics.

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Definitions:

Plastic Responses

The capacity of organisms to adjust and adapt their morphology, physiology, or behavior in response to changes in environmental conditions.

Specific Prediction

A detailed forecast about the future, often used in the context of scientific research to hypothesize about the results of an experiment.

Ethnicity

Refers to the shared cultural practices, perspectives, and distinctions that set apart one group of people from another.

Psychosexual Development

Freud's theory describing how personality develops through five stages from infancy to adulthood, each associated with a different pleasure source.